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IX.  Assignments for Future Issues
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The editors thank all who submitted the articles and haiku that
make up this issue of Dogwood Blossoms.

To all our readers, we ask that you continue to send in your
original haiku, and any haiku related articles that you think
may interest other haiku poets.  Additionally, please consider
trying one or more of the following "Assignments":


1. Try out the "Beginner's Corner".  It's probably too late to
   have a scene for this published as the next issue will wrap up
   this scene and start a new one.  But if you want to give it a
   try, feel free to send it in for criticism and help.  If you
   are having any problems with a scene or haiku, feel free to
   send that to Bill for help and discussion.

2. If you have any ideas that you think will help others write
   haiku, write it up and send it in.  If it helps you, it will
   probably help someone else.  And that's one of the goals of
   Dogwood Blossoms:  haiku poets helping haiku poets.

3. WE ARE DESPERATE FOR ORIGINAL HAIKU!!!!!
   As ever, we always want and need your original haiku.
   Sometimes we get enough, sometimes not, and sometimes so many
   we carry them over to another issue.  But we are always
   interested in your original haiku.  If you don't want to
   publish it, but do want some help and constructive criticism,
   we'll respect that also.

4. We're always looking for book reviews and recommendations.
   Write up your favorite book of haikus, book about writing
   haikus, or anything about haikus.  Please include the ISBN of
   the book, the publishers, the date of publication, and the
   author.  This will help others to track down a copy of the
   book.

5. One of our more successful previous assignments was to look
   out the window and write a haiku about what you see.  This
   time, try writing a haiku about something you see on the way
   to work or class.  Take a new look at the world you traverse
   on your daily commute.  When you send it in, indicate whether
   you want it listed in Dogwood Blossoms Issue 9 Assignment #5
   or just as an original haiku.

6. Send a short note, telling what you thought of issue 9, or
   responding to any of the Haiku that were included in this
   issue.  Encourage the contributors!  Let them know what you
   thought of their submissions.  Offer suggestions for
   improvement and why you think it would be an improvement.  We
   delibrately include their e-mail addresses (unless requested
   not to) so that you can e-mail the author if you prefer.

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